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Bayesian Games: Second Definition

Game Theory Course:
Jackson, Leyton-Brown & Shoham

Game Theory Course: Jackson, Leyton-Brown & Shoham

Bayesian Games: Second Definition

Definition 2: Epistemic Types

Directly represent uncertainty over utility function using the

notion of epistemic type.

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Definition
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A Bayesian game is a tuple (N, A, , p, u) where
N is a set of agents,
A = (A1 , . . . , An ), where Ai is the set of actions available to
player i,
= (1 , . . . , n ), where i is the type space of player i,
p : 7 [0, 1] is the common prior over types,
u = (u1 , . . . , un ), where ui : A 7 R is the utility function
for player i.
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Game Theory Course: Jackson, Leyton-Brown & Shoham

Bayesian Games: Second Definition

Definition 2: Example
I2,1

I2,2
PD

MP
I1,1

2, 0

0, 2

2, 2

0, 3

0, 2

2, 0

3, 0

1, 1

p = 0.3
Coord
I1,2

p = 0.1
BoS

2, 2

0, 0

2, 1

0, 0

0, 0

1, 1

0, 0

1, 2

p = 0.2

p = 0.4

a1

a2

u1

u2

a1

a2

u1

u2

U
U
U
U
U
U
U
U

L
L
L
L
R
R
R
R

1,1
1,1
1,2
1,2
1,1
1,1
1,2
1,2

2,1
2,2
2,1
2,2
2,1
2,2
2,1
2,2

2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0

0
2
2
1
2
3
0
0

D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D

L
L
L
L
R
R
R
R

1,1
1,1
1,2
1,2
1,1
1,1
1,2
1,2

2,1
2,2
2,1
2,2
2,1
2,2
2,1
2,2

0
3
0
0
2
1
1
1

2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2

Game Theory Course: Jackson, Leyton-Brown & Shoham

Bayesian Games: Second Definition